Cornell  llniuersiti) 


ADOPTED  BY  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE  MAY  19th,  1891, 
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  AUTHORITY  OF  THE 
BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  CONFERRED 
OCTOBER  sotk,  1890. 


PUBLISHED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE, 
CORNELL  UNIVERSITY, 

MAY,  1891. 


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STATUTES 


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Cornell  Kninersiiti) 


ADOPTED  BY  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE  MAY  igth,  1891, 
IN  A  CCORDANCE  WITH  THE  A  UTHORITY  OF  THE 
BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  CONFERRED 
OCTOBER  30th,  1890. 


PUBLISHED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE, 
CORNELL  UNIVERSITY, 

MAY,  1891. 


STATUTES. 


I.— THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 

1.  Subject  to  the  Charter  of  the  University  and  the  laws  of  the 
State,  the  Board  of  Trustees  has  supreme  control  over  the  University, 
including  each  and  every  department,  its  property,  conduct,  and  em¬ 
ployes. 

2.  The  officers  of  the  Board  shall  be  a  Chairman,  a  Secretary,  and  a 
Treasurer.  The  Chairman  shall  be  elected  for  the  term  for  which  he 
was  chosen  as  a  Trustee.  The  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be  elect¬ 
ed  according  to  the  pleasure  of  the  Board.  The  Secretary  shall  keep 
a  record  of  the  proceedings  and  have  the  same  printed  for  the  use  of 
the  members  of  the  Board. 

3.  For  the  election  of  Trustees,  ten  members  constitute  a  quorum, 
of  v/hom  eight  votes  shall  be  necessary  to  elect ;  for  the  transaction  of 
other  business  eight  members  constitute  a  quorum. 

4.  There  shall  be  three  regular  meetings  of  the  Board  in  each  year  : 
one  in  Commencement  week  ;  one  at  a  time  to  be  fixed  by  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  in  the  Winter,  and  one  to  be  fixed  by  the  same  Com¬ 
mittee  in  the  Autumn.  Notice  of  the  Autumn  and  Winter  meetings 
must  be  given  by  the  Secretary  thirty  days  in  advance  of  the  date 
fixed  upon.  Special  meetings  of  the  Board  may  be  called  by  the 
Chairman,  or  by  the  Secretary,  on  the  written  request  of  five  Trus¬ 
tees. 

5.  The  President,  all  full  Professors,  Acting  Professors,  and  Associate 
Professors  must  be  elected  by  the  full  Board. 

6.  The  financial  and  material  interests  of  the  University  are  under 
the  immediate  direction  and  care  of  the  following  Committees,  the 
members  of  each  to  hold  office  until  their  successors  are  appointed  : 
The  Finance  Committee  ;  the  Land  Committee  ;  the  Committee  on 
Plans  of  Campus  and  of  Buildings  ;  the  Committee  on  Buildings  and 
Grounds  ;  the  Committee  on  Appropriations  ;  and  the  Auditing  Com¬ 
mittee. 

7.  The  Finance  Committee,  in  the  absence  of  specific  directions, 
has  full  power  and  authority  to  invest  all  funds  of  the  University  in 
such  manner,  at  such  places,  and  upon  such  securities  as  it  shall  deem 


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best,  and  it  shall  report  the  investments  so  made  from  time  to  time  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees  or  the  Executive  Committee. 

8.  The  hand  Committee,  in  the  absence  of  specific  directions,  has 
all  power  and  authority  to  make  sales  of  lands  and  timber,  to  decide 
all  questions  relating  thereto  or  arising  therefrom,  and  to  exercise 
such  care,  custody,  and  control,  over  such  lands  as  may  be  necessary. 

9.  The  Committee  on  Plans  of  Campus  and  of  Buildings  shall  have 
charge  of  the  procuring  and  submitting  to  the  Trustees  or  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  of  plans  for  any  extension  or  modification  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity’s  landed  property,  for  roads  through  it,  and  for  structures  upon 
it.  The  said  Committee  shall  consist  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  the  President  of  the  University,  and  three  other  Trustees  to 
be  elected  by  the  Board,  or  in  absence  of  action  by  the  full  Board,  by 
the  Executive  Committee. 

10.  The  Committees  on  Buildings  and  Grounds  shall  have  general 
charge  of  the  Real  Property  belonging  to  the  University  in  Ithaca. 
It  is  made  the  duty  of  this  Committee  to  report  to  the  Executive 
Committee  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  from  time  to  time  in  regard  to 
the  condition  of  the  property  under  its  charge,  and  to  make  such  rec¬ 
ommendations  as  may  seem  to  be  demanded  by  the  welfare  of  the 
University. 

11.  The  Committee  on  Appropriations  shall  consider  all  recommen¬ 
dations  made  by  the  several  heads  of  departments  in  their  annual  re¬ 
ports  ;  and,  after  comparing  the  sum  of  the  amounts  called  for  with 
the  estimated  income  for  the  following  year,  shall  recommend  in  a 
Report  to  the  Board  at  the  October  meeting,  such  appropriations  as 
they  may  deem  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Universit}'-. 

12.  The  Auditing  Committee  shall  make  a  careful  examination  of 
all  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer ;  shall  compare  the  amount  of  fees 
received  from  students  with  the  list  of  students  in  the  University  ; 
shall  compare  the  amount  of  securities  and  money  in  the  possession 
of  the  University  with  the  amounts  indicated  in  the  Treasurer’s  Re¬ 
port  ;  and  in  general  shall  satisfy  itself  by  proper  scrutiny  that  the 
Annual  Report  of  the  Treasurer  is  correct  as  a  whole  and  in  detail. 
For  this  purpose  the  Committee  is  authorized  to  employ  the  services 
of  an  expert  bookkeeper  at  the  expense  of  the  University. 

13.  To  the  inventory  of  the  available  assets  of  the  University, 
contained  on  page  4  of  the  Treasurer’s  report  for  the  year  1889-90, 
amounting  in  all  to  ^4,678,729.77,  any  additions  to  the  general 
fund  which  shall  hereafter  be  received  from  sales  of  land,  gifts,  or 
bequests  in  cash  or  productive  securities  or  property,  shall  be  added, 
and  entered  upon  the  Treasurer’s  books  as  the  income  producing  cap- 


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ital  of  tlie  University  ;  and  hereafter  there  shall  be  no  appropriation, 
use,  or  expenditure  of  said  principal  except  in  case  of  insufficiency  of 
sales  of  lands  to  pay  taxes  and  expenses  of  carrying  the  same,  and 
except  it  be  to  meet  an  extraordinary  emergency,  and  in  the  latter 
case  only  upon  a  vote  of  a  majority  of  all  the  members  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  But  nothing  in  this  provision  shall  invalidate  the  loan 
from  said  fund  of  the  sum  yet  due  on  the  appropriation  of  $So,ooo  by 
the  Board  for  the  Chemical  Laboratory. 

14.  Whenever  the  Board  shall  receive  from  the  President  a  nomina¬ 
tion  for  a  professorship  in  accordance  with  the  method  hereinafter  pro¬ 
vided,  the  Board  shall  proceed  to  confirm  or  reject  such  nomination  ; 
but  such  confirmation  or  rejection  shall  be  by  ballot,  said  ballot  to  be 
not  by  a  single  open  vote  to  be  cast  by  any  one  person,  but  by  the 
ballots  of  all  present  and  voting. 

15.  The  expenses  incurred  by  non-resident  Trustees  in  attend¬ 
ing  meetings  of  the  Board  shall  be  audited  and  paid  by  the  Treasurer. 

I!.— THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

1.  The  Trustees  residing  in  Ithaca  and  such  other  Trustees  as  may 
at  the  time  of  a  meeting  be  in  Ithaca  constitute  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee.  The  officers  of  the  Executive  Committee  shall  be  a  Chair¬ 
man  and  a  Secretary  who  shall  hold  office  until  their  successors  are 
appointed.  The  Executive  Committee  may  exercise  all  the  power  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  not  inconsistent  with  the  acts  and  resolutions 
of  the  Board,  subject,  however,  to  reversal  or  modification  of  its 
action  by  the  full  Board.  Five  shall  be  a  quorum.  It  may,  when 
necessary,  elect  Assistant  Professors,  Instructors,  and  non-resident 
lecturers,  and  any  other  needed  officers  or  employes,  except  those 
whose  election  is  restricted  to  the  full  Board.  Assistant  Professors 
shall  be  elected  for  three  years,  and  may  be  re-elected  after  that 
period  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  entire  Committee.  Instructors 
shall  be  elected  for  one  year.  After  three  years  of  service  they  may  be 
re-elected  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  entire  Committee. 

2.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Chairman  to  exercise  the  ordinary  functions 
of  a  presiding  officer. 

3.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  record  of  the  proceed- 
iugs  of  the  Committee,  to  have  the  record  printed  and  sent  to  each 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

4.  For  the  more  intelligent  supervision  of  the  several  departments 
of  the  University,  the  Executive  Committee  has  appointed  the  follow¬ 
ing  Standing  Committees,  the  members  of  each  of  which  shall  hold 
office  till  their  successors  are  appointed. 


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(1) .  The  Committee  on  the  departments  of  Mathematics  and  Ap¬ 
plied  Sciences  :  Trustees  Williams,  Lord,  and  H.  W.  Sage. 

(2) .  The  Committee  on  the  departments  and  museums  of  Natural 
History  :  Trustees  Van  Cleef,  Boardman,  and  Tyler. 

(3) .  The  Committee  on  Ancient  and  Modern  Languages  :  Trustees 
Tyler,  Lord,  and  Van  Cleef. 

(4) .  The  Committee  on  the  Schools  of  History  and  Political  Science, 
and  Philosophy  :  Trustees  White,  Adams,  and  Lord. 

(5) .  The  Committee  on  Sage  College  :  Trustees  H.  W.  Sage.  Adams, 
and  the  Treasurer. 

(6) .  The  Committee  on  Physical  Culture  and  Military  Tactics  :  Trus- 
tess  W.  H.  Sage,  Van  Cleef,  and  Williams. 

IIL—THE  PRESIDENT. 

1.  The  President  is  the  head  of  the  educational  departments  of  the 
University,  and  of  each  of  them. 

2.  In  the  absence  of  special  provisions,  he  is  the  medium  of  com¬ 
munication  between  the  Trustees  and  the  officers  of  instruction,  the 
Faculties,  and  the  Senate. 

3.  Before  action  affecting  any  department,  he  shall  consult  with  the 
professors  thereof  in  respect  to  the  necessities  of  such  department 
and  the  best  modes  of  supplying  the  same.  It  shall  be  his  duty 
to  determine,  with  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Committee,  the 
appropriate  duties  and  labors  of  all  officers  of  instruction ;  to  nom¬ 
inate  to  the  Senate  for  appointment,  as  hereinafter  provided,  all 
full  professors ;  to  nominate  all  other  officers  of  instruction  ;  to 
see  that  all  officers  of  instruction  are  doing  a  proper  amount  and 
satisfactory  quality  of  work  ;  to  provide  that  lecture  and  recita¬ 
tion  rooms  are  as  much  and  as  economically  used  as  successful  work 
will  permit ;  to  aid,  so  far  as  he  may,  in  keeping  the  expenses  of  the 
University  v/ithin  its  income  ;  and,  subject  to  other  regulations  made 
or  to  be  made,  to  watch  over  and  care  for  the  buildings,  apparatus, 
libraries,  and  other  property  ;  and  in  all  ways  by  his  reports  and 
conduct  to  seek  to  protect  the  property  and  promote  the  w'elfare  of 
the  University. 

4.  Whenever  any  full  professorship  is  to  be  filled,  the  President  of 
the  University  shall,  upon  the  request  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  or  of 
the  Executive  Committees^jseek  diligently  and  to  the  best  of  his  abili¬ 
ty,  and,  bearing  in  mind  tlie^^rovision  of  the  fundamental  charter  of 
the  University,  which  forbids  Ihim  to  take  cognizance  of  any  political 
or  religious  views  which  any  candidate  may  or  may  not  hold,  shall 


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nominate  to  the  Senate  the  person  whom  he  may  consider  most  worthy 
to  occupy  the  vacancy  to  be  filled. 

5.  The  President  shall  prepare  an  Annual  Report  on  the  condition 
and  needs  of  the  University,  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  printed,  and 
shall  send  a  copy  to  each  member  of  the  Board  prior  to  its  meeting 
in  October  of  each  5^ear. 

6.  The  President  and  the  Dean  of  the  General  Faculty  shall  have 
supervision  of  the  official  publications  of  the  University. 

7.  The  traveling  expenses  of  the  President  incurred  at  the  request 
of  the  Trustees,  or  for  the  business  and  welfare  of  the  University, 
shall  be  audited  and  paid  by  the  Treasurer. 

IV.— THE  TREASURER. 

1.  The  Treasurer  shall  make  purchases  for  the  various  departments 
upon  the  requisition  of  the  Professors  in  charge  to  the  amount  of  the 
appropriations  made  to  their  respective  departments. 

2.  Any  excess  of  expenditure  by  any  Professor  beyond  the  amount 
apportioned  for  the  use  of  his  department,  if  the  same  shall  be 
recognized  and  paid  by  the  University,  shall  be  charged  to  said  Pro¬ 
fessor  personally  and  shall  remain  a  charge  against  him,  to  be  re¬ 
tained  out  of  his  salary,  until  such  time  as  the  appropriation  applicable 
to  the  payment  thereof  shall  be  sufficient  to  pay  the  same,  when  it 
shall  be  credited  to  such  Professor  and  charged  to  such  appropriation. 

3.  No  purchases  shall  be  made  or  indebtedness  created  in  the  name 
of  the  University  except  upon  the  order  of  the  Treasurer. 

4.  The  salaries  of  all  officers  of  instruction  shall  be  paid  in  nine 
equal  monthly  installments  beginning  October  15th  and  ending  June 
15th,  and  the  salaries  of  the  Treasurer,  clerks,  and  other  salaried  em¬ 
ployes  shall  be  paid  monthly  on  the  ist  day  of  each  month. 

5.  Any  student  failing  to  settle  his  account  wdth  the  Treasurer  within 
ten  days  after  the  opening  of  each  term,  shall,  upon  the  recommen¬ 
dation  of  the  Treasurer,  be  dropped  from  the  University,  but  such 
student,  in  the  discretion  of  the  President,  may  be  restored  upon  pay¬ 
ment  of  his  account  and  producing  the  Treasurer’s  receipt  therefor. 

6.  The  tuition  fee  of  any  student  who  is  called  away  from  the  Univer¬ 
sity  within  ten  days  after  registration  day,  may  be  refunded  on  just 
cause  shown. 

7.  From  and  after  August  ist,  1891,  the  annual  tuition  fee  for  stu¬ 
dents  not  exempt  therefrom,  shall  be,  in  the  School  of  Daw,  in  the 
Medical  Preparatory  course,  and  in  the  courses  in  Arts,  Philosophy, 
Tetters,  and  Science,  |ioo,  ^^40  to  be  paid  at  the  beginning  of  the  first 


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term,  ^35  at  the  beginning  of  the  second  term,  and  $25  at  the  beginning 
of  the  third  term  ;  in  all  other  courses,  including  Optional  and  Special 
students,  it  shall  be  |r25,  I50  to  be  paid  at  the  beginning  of  the  first 
term,  ^40  at  the  beginning  of  the  second,  and  $35  at  the  beginning  of 
the  third. 

8.  Bach  person  receiving  a  first  degree  from  the  University  shall 
pay  therefor  a  fee  of  five  dollars  ;  and  each  person  receiving  an  ad¬ 
vanced  degree  shall  pay  therefor  a  fee  of  ten  dollars. 

9.  Such  graduation  fee  shall  be  collected  by  the  Treasurer  at  least 
ten  days  before  Commencement,  and  the  Treasurer  shall  furnish  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Faculty  a  list  of  persons  who  have  paid  such  fees  at 
least  one  week  before  Commencement. 

10.  In  the  Summer  Course  of  Entomology  tuition  is  free  for  all 
graduate  students  that  are  candidates  for  an  advanced  degree,  and  to 
all  students  matriculated  in  any  of  the  regular  classes  of  the  Univer¬ 
sity.  All  other  students  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  within  ten  days 
after  the  opening  of  the  school  the  sum  of  I25.00  for  tuition. 

11.  Students  working  in  the  shops  or  laboratories  of  Sibley  College 
shall  pay  within  ten  days  after  each  term  begins  the  sum  of  $5.00 
each  for  materials  used. 

12.  Students  using  the  laboratories  in  Natural  History,  Chemistry, 
Physics,  and  Civil  Engineering,  shall  pay  the  entire  expenses 
of  supplies  consumed  in  the  process  of  investigation  or  instruction. 
A  suitable  amount  to  be  certified  by  the  professor  in  charge  of 
those  departments  shall  be  deposited  with  the  Treasurer  by  each  of 
such  students  at  the  beginning  of  each  term  as  a  guaranty  fund. 

13.  Graduate  students  are  exempted  from  payment  of  annual  tuition 
fees  when  they  have  been  duly  admitted  by  the  proper  authorities  as 
candidates  for  an  advanced  degree  and  are  regularly  pursuing  the 
courses  of  study  leading  to  such  degrees  in  accordance  with  the  pre¬ 
scribed  requirements  of  the  proper  faculty. 

14.  Students  pursuing  full  courses  in  Agriculture,  and  special  stu. 
dents  in  Agriculture,  are  exempt  from  tuition  fees,  but  they  shall  not 
change  such  course  for  any  other  course  without  first  paying  the 
regular  tuition  fees  for  all  the  time  spent  in  the  Agricultural  course 
prior  to  such  change.  This  section  shall  be  inoperative  after  the 
.completion  of  the  Agricultural  building  provided  for  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  in  October,  1890. 

15.  To  enable  the  Treasurer  to  make  up  his  accounts  against  stu¬ 
dents  for  payment  at  the  beginning  of  each  term  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Registrar  to  furnish  him  with  a  list  of  all  students  registered, 
as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  opening  of  each  term.  For  the  same 


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purpose  the  professors  of  Natural  History,  Physics,  Chemistry,  Civil 
Engineering,  and  Mechanic  Arts  shall  furnish  the  Treasurer  with  a 
list  of  the  students  in  the  laboratories  of  each  of  those  departments  as 
early  as  practicable,  with  the  amount  which  each  student  is  required  to 
pay  or  deposit  as  hereinbefore  provided.  And  any  student  failing  to 
make  such  payment  or  deposit  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Treasurer 
within  ten  days  after  the  beginning  of  the  term  shall  be  excluded 
from  his  classes  or  shops  by  the  Professor  in  charge. 

1 6.  The  Treasurer  is  the  custodian  of  the  corporate  seal ;  and  he  is 
authorized  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  execute  in  the  name  of  Cornell 
University  all  deeds,  contracts,  and  other  instruments  in  writing 
requisite  or  necessary  to  be  executed  except  that  where  for  any  reason 
such  instrument  must  be  signed  by  the  President,  Chairman,  or  Secre¬ 
tary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  such  ofHcers  or  any  of  them  may  exe¬ 
cute  the  same  in  like  manner.  But  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  de¬ 
grees  conferred  by  the  University,  the  seal  shall  be  under  the  direction 
of  the  President. 

17.  And  the  said  officers  are  authorized  collectively  and  individually 
under  the  corporate  seal  to  execute  any  release  or  satisfaction  of  any 
security  upon  payment  of  the  same,  and  any  deed  of  real  estate  sold  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  Executive  Committee,  or  the  Land  Commit¬ 
tee,  or  any  other  instrument  in  writing  required  to  be  executed  by  the 
authority  of  the  University  aforesaid,  and  wherever  requisite  or  neces¬ 
sary  to  affix  the  corporate  seal  to  said  deeds  or  other  written  instru¬ 
ments. 

18.  All  investments  of  University  funds  shall  be  regarded  as  made  for 
the  University  as  a  whole  and  not  for  any  specific  fund ;  and  the 
annual  income  arising  from  such  investments  shall  be  distributed 
pro  rata  among  the  several  specific  funds  held  by  and  being  the  abso¬ 
lute  property  of  the  University.  But  such  funds  as  by  their  holding 
are  or  may  be  subject  to  specific  conditions  requiring  the  principal  and 
interest  to  be  kept  separate  from  other  funds  shall  not  be  subject  to 
the  above  rule. 

19.  The  Treasurer  shall  set  apart  each  year  five  per  cent,  of  the  an¬ 
nual  income  of  the  University,  (not  however  including  the  income 
derived  directly  from  the  United  States),  to  cover  such  losses  as  may 
occur  through  bad  investments,  fire,  or  otherwise. 

20.  The  sum  so  set  apart  shall  be  invested  like  other  permanent 
funds  of  the  University  and  shall  be  a  source  of  ’reliance  or  guaranty 
fund  to  replace  any  extraordinary  losses  in  the  future. 

21.  The  Treasurer  shall  make  his  annual  report  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  first  day  of  August  in 


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each  year.  The  Treasurer  shall  print  and  send  to  each  Trustee  a  copy 
of  such  report  so  far  as  may  be  necessary,  and  so  far  as  shall  be  ap¬ 
proved  by  the  Finance  Committee. 

22.  The  Treasurer  is  authorized^by  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  receipt 
in  the  name  of  the  University  for  all  funds  received  from  the  United 
States  or  the  State  of  New  York  for  the  Agricultural  Experiment 
Station  and  for  the  departments  of  Agriculture  and  the  Mechanic 
Arts. 

23.  Until  further  action  a  bond  shall  be  given  by  the  Treasurer  to 
the  amount  of  ^25,000. 

V.—  THE  SUPERINTENDENT. 

1.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  control  of  all  the  buildings, 
grounds,  roads,  bridges,  sidewalks,  reservoir,  steam,  water,  gas,  and 
sewer  pipes,  and  all  other  out-of-door  property  on  or  about  the 
campus  and  belonging  to  the  University  ;  and  shall  make,  or  cause  to 
be  made  all  necessary  repairs,  work,  or  changes  to  fit  the  property  for 
its  uses.  It  is  understood  that  the  grounds  set  apart  for  the  farm,  the 
Department  of  Horticulture,  and  the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station, 
are  exempt  from  this  superintendence.  But  no  extraordinary  expen¬ 
ses,  labor,  or  changes  shall  be  made,  except  upon  the  order  of  the 
trustees,  and  no  expenses  of  any  kind  shall  be  incurred  or  purchase 
made  except  upon  the  order  of  the  Treasurer. 

2.  Upon  request  of  the  Trustees  or  of  the  Executive  Committee,  it 
shall  be  his  duty  to  examine  and  report  upon  the  plans  and  specifica¬ 
tions  of  all  new  buildings  to  be  erected  upon  the  campus,  and  upon 
like  request  to  superintend  their  construction. 

3.  He  shall  have  the  charge  of  all  janitors  employed,  and  shall  see 
that  they  faithfully  perform  their  duties  ;  shall  recommend  the  dis¬ 
missal  of  any  janitor  whenever  the  conduct  and  sendees  of  such  jani¬ 
tor  are  unsatisfactory  ;  shall  require  them  to  practice,  and  shall  en¬ 
force  a  proper  economy  in  the  use  of  steam,  heat,  and  water  so  that 
neither  be  wasted. 

4.  He  shall  have  charge  of  all  fire  apparatus  in  and  about  the  build¬ 
ings  and  grounds,  shall  make  suitable  rules,  regulations,  and  organiza¬ 
tion  for  its  prompt  and  efficient  use  and  shall  be  held  responsible  for  its 
condition  and  fitness  for  use  at  all  times  ;  shall  by  frequent  inspection 
and  careful  examination  take  extreme  precaution  against  accidental 
fires,  and  in  the  event  of  fire  shall  have  control  of  all  the  means  for 
its  extinguishment.  He  shall,  from  time  to  time,  examine  and  report 
on  the  subject  of  fire  escapes  in  all  University  buildings  occupied  by 


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students,  and  shall  see  that  such  fire  escapes  as  have  been  authorized, 
are  put  in  place  and  maintained,  as  far  as  possible,  in  a  state  of  effi¬ 
ciency. 

5.  He  shall  direct  and  have  control  of  the  night  watchmen,  and 
shall  file  each  day  the  records  of  trips  for  the  previous  night  with  the 
Treasurer. 

6.  He  shall  prevent  as  far  as  possible  all  trespasses  upon  the  grounds 
or  in  or  about  the  buildings,  shall  maintain  suitable  notices,  and,  if 
necessary,  put  up  gates  to  warn  people  that  the  roads,  lawns,  shrubbery, 
and  fiowers  are  private  property  ;  shall,  as  far  as  possible,  forbid  and 
prevent  any  person  or  persons  from  allowing  horses,  cows,  sheep,  or 
other  animals  to  run  at  large  on  the  University  grounds,  or  to  be 
attached  to  or  do  injury  to  any  trees  or  shrubbery;  shall  not 
permit  any  employe  not  a  teacher  to  render  any  service  for  others 
than  the  University  during  the  hours  or  time  for  which  service  is  due 
the  University  ;  shall  forbid  and  prevent  all  employes  from  using  or 
disposing  of  any  materials  or  property  belotiging  to  the  University  ex¬ 
cept  for  University  purposes  ;  shall,  as  far  as  possible,  forbid  and  pre¬ 
vent  any  and  every  person  from  marring,  defacing,  or  injuring  any  of 
the  buildings  or  property  of  the  University,  and  from  posting,  writing, 
chalking,  or  painting  any  notice  or  other  communication  or  thing  up¬ 
on  any  of  the  buildings,  or  upon  any  doors,  windows,  walls,  or  stair¬ 
ways  of  the  buildings,  or  sidewalks  ;  shall  report  any  person  or  per¬ 
sons  violating  this  ordinance,  or  committing  any  trespass  or  nuisance 
upon  the  grounds,  to  the  President. 

7.  The  Superintendent  may  give  permits  to  any  persons  entitled 
thereto  to  dig  ditches,  make  connections  with  sewer,  gas,  or  water- 
pipes,  or  otherwise  break  up  the  soil  on  the  campus,  upon  the  written 
agreement  of  a  person  receiving  such  permit  to  restore  the  ground  to 
its  former  state  and  condition,  and  to  pay  any  damage  which  the  Uni¬ 
versity  may  sustain,  or  be  put  to  by  reason  of  such  digging  of  the 
grounds. 

8.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  no  charge  or  control  over  the 
Sage  College  Conservatory  or  over  any  landscape  gardening,  orna¬ 
mentation  or  decoration  of  the  grounds,  plans  for  grading,  terracing, 
or  otherwise  laying  out  or  improving  the  campus  unless  by  special 
order  of  the  Trustees,  or  Executive  Committee.  Each  and  all  of  the 
matters  aforesaid  shall  be  under  the  supervision  and  management  of 
the  Professor  of  Botany,  until  otherwise  ordered. 


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VI.  —THE  [/mVEESITV  SENATE. 

1.  The  University  Senate  shall  consist  of  the  President  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  and  all  the  full  Professoi^. 

2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the^Senate  to  counsel  and  advise  in  re¬ 

gard  to  all  nominations  for  proifessorships  ;  to  consider  and  make 
recommendations  in  regard  to  sucli^ourses  of  study  as  may  pertain  to 
more  than  one  Faculty  of  the  Univ%sity  ;  and,  in  general,  to  consider 
and  make  recommendations  upon  ail^  questions  of  University  policy 
that  may  be  submitted  to  this  body  bjf  the  Trustees,  or  the  President, 
or  either  of  the  Faculties.  \ 

3.  Whenever  the  University  Senate  sllpll  receive  from  the  President 
a  nomination  for  a  professorship  in  accordance  with  the  method  here¬ 
inbefore  provided,  the  Senate,  after  prope^  deliberation,  shall  vote  by 
ballot,  yea  or  nay,  upon  the  nomination, land  this  action,  with  any 
reasons  for  it  which  the  Senate  may  see  fit  to  submit,  shall  be  certified 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

4.  The  meetings  of  the  Senate  may  be  called  by  the  President, 
or  by  the  Secretary  upon  the  written  application  of  any  five  mem¬ 
bers  ;  and  at  such  meetings  the  President,  or  in  his  absence  the  Dean 
of  the  General  Faculty  shall  preside.  The  Senate  shall  have  a  secre¬ 
tary  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  keep  a  record  of  proceedings,  and  call 
all  meetings  under  the  direction  of  the  proper  authority. 

VII. — THE  GENERAL  EACULTY. 

1.  The  General  Faculty  of  the  University  shall  consist  of  the 
President,  of  a  Dean,  and  of  such  Professors,  Acting  Professors,  As¬ 
sociate  Professors,  and  Assistant  Professors,  as  have  been  or  shall 
hereafter  be  appointed  to  departments  under  its  jurisdiction. 

2.  The  President  of  the  University,  whenever  present,  shall  be  the 
presiding  officer  of  the  Faculty  ;  shall  have  the  right  of  a  deciding 
vote  in  case  of  a  tie  ;  shall  appoint  all  committees  provided  for  by  the 
Faculty  unless  otherwise  ordered  ;  and  shall  call  extra  meetings  of  the 
Faculty  whenever  in  his  judgment  such  meetings  may  be  called  for 
by  the  welfare  of  the  University. 

3.  The  Dean  of  the  General  Faculty  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Trustees  on  the  nomination  of  the  President  and  with  the  concurrence 
of  the  Faculty.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  preside  at  Faculty  meetings  in 
the  absence  of  the  President ;  to  receive  and  act  upon  such  applica¬ 
tions  of  students  as  may  be  referred  to  him  by  the  Faculty  ;  to  pre¬ 
pare  and  conduct  the  business  of  the  several  committees  of  which  he 
may  be  made  by  the  Faculty  ex  officio  chairman  ;  and  in  general,  ex¬ 
cept  as  otherwise  provided,  to  act  as  the  executive  officer  of  the  Fa¬ 
culty. 


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4-  The  Faculty  has  power  to  determine  the  requirements  for  admis¬ 
sion  to  such  departments  of  the  University  as  are  under  its  jurisdic¬ 
tion  ;  to  prescribe  and  define  the  various  courses  of  study  for  under¬ 
graduate  and  graduate  students  ;  to  determine,  subject  to  revision  by 
the  Trustees,  the  requirements  for  such  degrees  as  are  offered  to  stu¬ 
dents  under  its  jurisdiction  ;  to  enact  and  enforce  such  rules  for  the 
guidance  of  its  own  students  as  it  may  deem  best  adapted  to  the  in¬ 
terests  of  the  University  ;  to  fill  all  University  Fellowships  and  Schol¬ 
arships  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  therefor  made  by  the 
Trustees  ;  to  make  rules  for  its  own  methods  of  procedure  ;  to  dele¬ 
gate  any  of  its  pov/ers  and  duties  to  any  of  the  Special  Faculties  for 
final  action  or  decision  ;  to  recommend  to  the  Trustees  such  can¬ 
didates  for  degrees  as  may  have  completed  the  requirements  ;  and  in 
general,  to  exercise  the  customarj^  duties  of  college  faculties. 

5.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Faculty,  through  its  Secretary,  to  certify  to 
the  Treasurer  the  filling  of  all  Fellowships  and  University  Scholar¬ 
ships  immediately  after  such  action  has  been  taken., 

6.  The  Faculty  must  not  recommend  any  applicant  for  graduation, 
until  graduating  fees  and  all  dues  to  the  University  have  been  paid, 
or  satisfactorily  arranged  ;  nor  shall  the  Faculty  grant  any  application 
for  leave  of  absence  unless  such  application  is  endorsed  by  the  Treasu¬ 
rer,  certifying  that  all  dues  have  been  paid  or  satisfactorily  arranged. 
In  order  that  there  may  be  no  delay,  it  is  required  that  all  candidates 
for  graduation  must  pay  or  satisfactorily  arrange  all  dues,  including 
graduating  fees,  at  least  ten  days  before  commencement  ;  but  in 
case  of  failure  to  graduate,  the  graduating  fee  will  be  returned. 

7.  The  Faculty  shall  keep  a  complete  record  of  its  proceedings,  and 
its  general  legislation  maybe  printed  at  the  expense  of  the  University. 

8.  All  officers  of  instruction  are  expected  to  be  present  for  duty  at 
the  University  from  the  beginning  of  each  term  to  the  close  of  the  ex¬ 
aminations  ;  and  at  the  end  of  the  year,  till  the  close  of  Commence- 

,  ment  day.  Applications  for  absence  of  not  more  than  seven  days 
should  be  made  to  the  President,  of  more  than  seven  days  to  the  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee.  No  officer  of  instruction  shall  engage  in  any 
other  occupation  which  shall  interfere  with  or  impair  the  particular 
discharge  of  his  duties  in  the  University. 

9.  The  heads  of  the  different  departments  of  instruction,  shall  each, 
before  the  first  day  of  July  in  each  year,  furnish  to  the  Treasurer,  a  full 
and  true  inventory  of  the  personal  property  belonging  to  the  Univer¬ 
sity  in  their  departments  or  under  their  control  ;  together  with  a  list  of 
all  articles  presented  to  the  University  during  the  year  for  the  use  of 
their  departments  with  the  value  of  the  same  and  the  names  of  the 
donors. 


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10.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  to  borrow  or  take  avv'ay  from  their 
particular  places  in  the  University  buildings,  or  their  particular  use  on 
the  University  grounds  any  philosophical,  or  other  illustrative  appa¬ 
ratus,  maps,  charts,  diagrams,  or  specimens  from  any  cabinet  or  mu¬ 
seum,  without  an  order  from  the  Professor  responsible  therefor,  or  in 
his  absence,  an  order  in  writing  signed  by  the  President  or  the 
Treasurer. 

11.  Every  Assistant  Professor  or  Instructor  shall  act  as  examiner 
upon  the  written  request  of  the  head  of  his  department,  countersigned 
by  the  President. 

12.  Whenever  any  Professor,  Acting  Professor,  Associate  Professor, 
or  Assistant  Professor  has  continuously  served  the  University  for  at 
least  seven  years,  he  may,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  have  leave  of  absence  for  not  more  than  one  year,  upon 
the  following  limitations  and  conditions  : 

(a.)  During  such  leave  of  absence  one-half  of  the  salary  attached  to 
the  position  held  by  the  applicant  is  to  be  paid. 

(b. )  Application  for  such  absence  must  be  made  through  the  Presi¬ 
dent  on  or  before  January  ist  preceding  the  collegiate  year  during 
which  absence  is  desired. 

(c.)  No  more  than  one  absence  from  any  department  of  instruction 
will  be  granted  in  any  one  year  ;  and  where  more  than  one  applica¬ 
tion  from  any  department  is  made,  precedence  will  be  given  in  the 
order  of  seniority  of  service. 

(d.)  Whenever  for  any  reason  the  Trustees  shall  think  that  such 
absence  will  be  injurious  to  the  best  interests  of  the  University,  they 
reserve  the  right  to  withhold  such  leave  of  absence. 

(e.)  Arrangements  for  continuing  the  work  of  instruction  in  case 
of  such  application  must  be  made  without  expense  to  the  University 
beyond  the  full  salary  of  the  absentee. 

13.  In  any  Faculty  of  the  University  the  final  question  as  to  the  sus¬ 
pension,  dismissal,  or  expulsion  of  a  student  or  body  of  students, 
whether  graduate  or  undergraduate,  shall  be  decided  by  the  ballots  of 
those  present  who  are  entitled  to  vote  upon  the  question  ;  each  per¬ 
son  thus  entitled  to  vote  casting  one  ballot.  The  power  to  cast  a  sin¬ 
gle  ballot  in  behalf  of  the  said  Faculty,  or  of  a  majority  of  the  same, 
shall  never,  in  any  such  question  of  suspension,  dismissal,  or  expul¬ 
sion  of  a  student,  be  delegated  to  aii}'^  one  person,  or  to  any  committee. 

VI I L— THE  COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE. 

I.  The  College  of  Agriculture  consists  of  such  departments  of  the 
University  as  are  brought  into  organic  relations  for  the  purpose  of 
furnishing  facilities  for  didactic  and  experimental  work  in  the 


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several  branches  connected  with  instruction  in  Agriculture  and  with 
the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station. 

2.  The  College  is  thus  constituted  by  the  co-ordination  of  the  de¬ 
partments  of  General,  Analytical,  and  Agricultural  Chemistry,  Botany, 
Horticulture,  Vertebrate  and  Invertebrate  Zoology  and  Entomology, 
Veterinary  Science,  Geology,  and  the  several  branches  of  Theoretical 
and  Practical  Agriculture.  The  officers  of  these  several  departments 
constitute  the  Faculty  of  the  College. 

3.  The  Faculty  of  the  College  shall  have  general  charge  of  the  in¬ 
terests  of  Agricultural  students,  shall  consider  such  modifications  of 
the  courses  of  study  as  may  be  duly  placed  before  them,  and  shall 
make  such  recommendations  to  the  General  Faculty  as  may  seem  to 
them  conducive  to  the  interests  of  the  College.  All  students  of  the 
College  are  amenable  to  the  General  Faculty. 

4.  The  Professor  of  Agriculture  is  the  Director  of  the  College.  It  is 
his  duty  to  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Faculty  in  the  absence  of 
the  President,  to  promote  in  all  practicable  ways  the  welfare  of  the 
College,  to  prepare  or  cause  to  be  prepared  all  necessary  announce¬ 
ments,  and  to  make  an  Annual  Report  to  the  President  on  the  con¬ 
dition  and  needs  of  the  College. 

5.  The  Professor  of  Agriculture  shall  have  under  his  control  and 
management  the  University  farm  and  all  the  farm  buildings ;  shall 
employ  and  discharge  at  his  discretion  all  common  laborers  employed 
in  the  cultivation  and  care  of  the  crops  and  stock  on  the  farm  ;  shall 
purchase  such  stock,  seed,  or  materials  as  may  be  provided  for  by 
appropriations  for  such  purposes,  at  his  discretion,  and  also  sell,  or 
otherwise  dispose  of  the  same  ;  shall  make  out,  present,  and  collect 
all  accounts  and  bills  accruing  from  the  sale  of  productions  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  farm  ;  shall  pay  monthly  into  the  University  treasury  all  sums 
received  for  such  sales,  accompanied  by  an  itemized  statement  of  the 
sources  of  such  receipts  ;  and  shall  make  an  Annual  Report  of  the 
products  and  condition  of  the  farm  to  the  President  of  the  University. 

6.  The  Professor  of  Horticulture  shall  have  under  his  control  and 
management  such  grounds  as  have  been,  or  may  from  time  to  time  be 
set  apart  by  the  Trustees  for  the  purposes  of  Horticulture.  The  em¬ 
ployment  and  direction  of  subordinates,  the  purchase  of  materials, 
and  the  disposition  of  products  of  the  department  are  under  the  same 
general  regulations  as  those  of  the  department  of  Agriculture. 

7.  For  the  purpose  of  giving  definiteness  and  unity  to  the  work  of 
the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  there  is  established  a  board  of 
control,  known  as  the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station  Council. 
This  Council  consists  of  the  President  of  the  University,  of  two  other 
members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  one  of  whom  is  the  President  of 


i8  — 


tlie  State  Agricultural  Society,  and  one  of  whom  is  elected  from  the 
Trustees  residing  in  Ithaca,  together  with  the  Director  of  the  Experi¬ 
ment  Station,  and  the  heads  of  those  departments  in  which  the  work 
of  the  Station  is  done,  viz.:  the  Professor  of  Agriculture,  the  Pro¬ 
fessor  of  Agricultural  Chemistry,  the  Professor  of  Veterinary  Science, 
the  Professor  of  Botany,  the  Assistant  Professor  of  Cryptogamic 
Botany,  the  Professor  of  Entomology,  and  the  Professor  of  Practical 
and  Experimental  Horticulture. 

8.  It  is  the  duty  of  this  Council  to  recommend  to  the  Trustees  the 
apportionment  of  the  work  to  be  done  at  the  Experiment  Station  by 
the  various  departments  and  the  proper  appropriations  for  the  same  ; 
to  make  any  other  recommendations  they  may  think  conducive  to  the 
efficiency  of  the  Station,  and,  in  general,  to  have  such  management 
of  the  affairs  of  the  Station  as  may  be  assigned  to  them  by  the 
Trustees. 

9.  The  duties  of  the  Director  of  the  Experiment  Station  are  to  carry 
out  the  measures  determined  upon  by  the  Trustees  and  the  Coun¬ 
cil  ;  to  publish  and  distribute  the  bulletins  of  the  Station  as  re¬ 
quired  by  law  ;  to  prepare  an  Annual  Report  to  the  President  of  the 
work  of  the  year  ;  and,  in  general,  to  act  as  the  chief  executive  of&cer 
of  the  Station. 

TO.  The  Director  shall  certify  to  all  bills  against  the  Station,  and 
such  bills  when  duly  certified,  shall  be  paid  by  the  Treasurer  out  of 
the  funds  belonging  thereto. 

11.  No  purchases  shall  be  made,  or  expenses  incurred,  on  account 
of  the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  except  through  the  office  and 
by  the  authority  of  the  Director,  and  all  bills  for  such  purchases  shall 
be  made  out  in  every  case  against  the  Agricultural  Experiment 
Station  of  Cornell  University. 

12.  It  is  considered  the  duty  of  every  professor  connected  with  the 
Experiment  Station  to  contribute  directly  to  the  experiments  carried 
on  by  such  Station,  and  to  the  preparation  of  their  results  for  publica¬ 
tion. 

13.  The  Director  of  the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station  is  author¬ 
ized  to  draw  against  the  credit  given  to  the  Station  for  materials  sold 
by  the  Station  and  deposited  with  the  Treasurer. 

IX.— SIBLEY  COLLEGE. 

1.  This  College  embraces  the  departments  of  Mechanical  Engineer¬ 
ing,  Electrical  Engineering,  Mechanic  Arts,  Industrial  Drawing  and 
Art,  and  all  the  appliances  for  Heat,  Eight,  Water,  and  Power. 

2.  The  College  is  placed  by  the  Trustees  in  the  special  charge  of  a 


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Director  who  shall  have  control  of  the  whole  workings  of  the  College, 
shall  recommend  to  the  President  all  persons  for  appointment  as  pro¬ 
fessors,  assistant  professors,  instructors,  foremen,  engineers,  and  other 
employes  in  the  college  and  be  responsible  for  their  efficiency  ;  shall  be 
the  custodian  of  the  buildings,  tools,  machinery,  models,  apparatus,  and 
other  property  and  chattels  of  the  College  ;  shall  be  responsible  for  their 
proper  use  and  preservation,  and  for  the  efficiency  of  the  motive  power 
and  the  power  for  furnishing  light  and  heat ;  shall  control  and  direct 
the  instruction  of  students,  and  the  labor  of  the  employes ;  and 
vdthin  the  means  placed  at  his  disposal,  shall  do  all  he  can  to  promote 
the  prosperity  of  the  College  and  University.  He  shall  make  an 
annual  report  to  the  President  on  the  condition  and  needs  of  the 
College,  and  from  time  to  time  shall  make  such  other  reports  and 
recommendations  as  may  seem  to  be  called  for. 

3.  The  University  will  supply  Sibley  College  with  such  instruction 
as  may  be  needed  in  mathematics,  chemistry,  physics,  including  ele¬ 
mentary  electricity  and  electrical  measurements,  modern  languages 
and  other  extra-professional  studies.  Arrangements  for  such  supply 
shall  be  made  by  the  General  Faculty  on  the  request  of  the  Sibley 
College  authorities. 

4.  The  department  of  Heat,  Light,  and  Water,  and  all  the  materials 
and  equipment  therefor  except  those  in  charge  of  the  Superintendent, 
shall  be  in  charge  of  the  Director,  who  shall  appoint  from  the  Faculty  of 
Sibley  College,  or  from  its  employes,  fit  and  proper  persons  to  take 
charge  of  and  manage  the  same  ;  and  the  persons  so  appointed  shall  be 
held  responsible  by  the  Director  for  the  condition  of  the  tools,  ma¬ 
chinery,  and  property,  and  for  their  efficiency  at  all  times  to  accom¬ 
plish  the  work  and  purposes  for  which  they  were  intended. 

X.—THE  COLLEGE  OF  CIVIL  ENGINEERING. 

1.  This  college  consists  of  such  branches  of  the  University  as  are 
brought  into  organic  relations  for  the  purpose  of  affording  facilities 
for  thorough  and  comprehensive  studies  in  Civil  Engineering. 

2.  The  branches  represented  in  this  organization  are  Bridge  Engi¬ 
neering,  Railroad  Engineering,  Sanitary  and  Municipal  Engineering, 
Hydraulic  Engineering,  and  Geodetic  Engineering. 

3.  The  college  is  placed  by  the  Trustees  in  the  special  charge  of  a 
Director,  who,  subject  to  such  rules  as  from  time  to  time  may  be  made 
by  the  Trustees,  shall  have  control  of  the  workings  of  the  college  ; 
shall  recommend  to  the  President  all  persons  for  appointment  in  the 
several  grades  of  instruction,  and  be  responsible  for  their  efficiency  ; 


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shall  have  charge  of  such  portions  of  Lincoln  Hall  as  have  been  or 
may  hereafter  be  assigned  to  the  use  of  the  college  by  the  Trustees  ; 
shall  be  the  custodian  of  the  tools,  machinery,  models,  apparatus, 
drawings,  and  other  property  of  the  college  ;  shall  be  responsible  for 
their  proper  use  and  preservation  ;  shall  control  and  direct  the  instruc¬ 
tion  of  students  and  the  labor  of  employes ;  and,  within  the  means 
placed  at  his  disposal,  shall  do  all  he  can  to  promote  the  prosperity  of 
the  college  and  the  University.  He  shall  make  an  annual  report  to 
the  President,  and  from  time  to  time  shall  make  such  other  reports 
and  recommendations  as  may  seem  to  be  called  for  by  the  condition 
and  needs  of  the  college. 

4.  The  University  will  supply  this  college  with  such  instruction  as 
may  be  needed  in  mathematics,  chemistry,  physics,  modern  lan¬ 
guages,  and  other  extra-professional  studies.  Arrangements  for  such 
supply  are  to  be  made  by  the  General  Faculty  at  the  request  of  the 
director. 

XL— THE  SCHOOL  OF  LAW. 

1.  The  Faculty  of  the  School  of  Law  consists  of  the  President  of 
the  University,  of  a  Dean,  of  a  Secretary,  and  of  such  Professors  as  may 
from  time  to  time  be  elected  thereto  by  the  Trustees.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Faculty  to  fix  upon  the  terms  of  admission  to  the  School ; 
to  provide  for  such  courses  of  study  as  it  may  deem  practicable  and 
desirable  ;  subject  to  revision  by  the  Trustees  ;  to  fix  upon  the  con¬ 
ditions  of  graduation  ;  to  conduct  all  examinations ;  to  nominate  to 
the  Trustees  non-resident  lecturers  ;  and  to  frame  such  rules  and  ad¬ 
minister  such  discipline  as  it  may  deem  necessary  for  the  welfare 
of  the  School. 

2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Dean  to  preside  at  Faculty  meetings 
in  the  absence  of  the  President ;  to  promote  in  all  practicable  ways  the 
general  welfare  of  the  School  ;  and  to  make  or  cause  to  be  made  an 
Annual  Report  to  the  President  on  the  condition  and  needs  of  the 
School. 

3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  under  the  direction  of  the 
Dean  or  of  the  Faculty  to  prepare  and  publish  the  announcements  of 
the  School  ;  to  keep  a  record  of  Faculty  meetings  ;  to  conduct  the 
necessary  correspondence  with  non-resident  lecturers  and  with  appli¬ 
cants  for  admission  ;  to  make  out  all  necessary  schedules  of  exercises 
and  examinations  ;  and  to  prepare  statements  in  regard  to  the  School 
to  be  published  in  the  Annual  Register  of  the  University. 

4.  Students  of  the  School  of  Law  are  required  to  register  in  the 
office  of  the  Registrar  of  the  General  Faculty,  but,  after  registration, 
they  are  amenable  only  to  the  Faculty  of  the  School  of  Law. 


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XII— THE  SUSAN  LINN  SAGE  SCHOOL  OF 
PHILOSOPHY. 

1.  This  School,  established  Oct.  22,  1890,  in  accordance  with  the 
terms  of  an  endowment  provided  by  the  Hon.  Henry  W.  Sage,  con¬ 
sists  of  the  several  departments  of  instruction  that  are  brought  into 
organic  relations  for  the  purpose  of  affording  facilities  for  generous 
and  comprehensive  studies  in  Philosophy  and  Ethics. 

2.  The  departments  thus  brought  into  oi^ganic  relations  are  Ancient 
Philosophy,  Modern  Philosophy,  Psychology,  Logic,  Pedagogy,  The 
History  and  Philosophy  of  Religion  and  of  Christian  Ethics,  and 
such  other  departments  as  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  added  by  the 
Trustees.  The  officers  of  instruction  in  these  departments  shall  con¬ 
stitute  the  Faculty  of  the  School. 

3.  The  school  is  placed  by  the  Trustees  under  the  direction  of  a 
Dean,  who  shall  have  general  superintendence  of  the  workings  of  the 
School ;  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Faculty  in  the  absence  of 
the  President ;  shall  recommend  to  the  President  all  persons  for  ap¬ 
pointment  in  the  several  grades  of  instruction,  and  be  responsible  for 
their  efficiency  ;  shall  within  the  means  placed  at  his  disposal  do  all 
that  he  can  to  promote  the  prosperity  of  the  School  and  the  Univer¬ 
sity  ;  shal'l  make  an  Annual  Report  to  the  President,  and  from  time 
to  time  shall  make  such  other  reports  and  recommendations  as  may 
seem  to  be  called  for  by  the  condition  and  needs  of  the  School. 

XHL—SAGE  COLLEGE. 

1.  Subject  to  the  rules  and  directions  of  the  Trustees,  Sage  College  is 
under  the  management  of  the  Principal  and  the  Business  Manager. 

2.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Principal  to  administer  the  rules  adopted  by 
the  Trustees  for  the  guidance  of  students  residing  in  Sage  College  ;  to 
have  the  general  charge  of  the  social  interests  of  the  students  of  Sage 
College ;  to  advise  them  in  regard  to  all  matters  of  health  and 
conduct ;  to  determine  the  use  of  the  Sage  College  reception  room, 
subject  to  such  regulations  as  are  hereinafter  provided  ;  to  report  to  the 
President  of  the  University  any  such  infractions  of  the  rules  as  she 
may  deem  it  necessary  to  call  to  his  attention  ;  and  to  make  an  Annu¬ 
al  Report  to  the  President  in  regard  to  the  work  of  the  year,  and  in 
regard  to  aii}^  changes  which  she  may  deem  advisable. 

3.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Business  Manager  to  have  the  care  of  the 
Sage  College  building  in  all  its  parts,  except  those  which  have  been 
assigned  to  the  care  of  the  department  of  Botany  ;  to  keep  the  public 


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and  private  rooms  of  the  building  in  good  order  ;  to  pay  special  atten¬ 
tion  to  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  building  ;  to  furnish  all  supplies 
for  the  table  in  proper  variety,  quantity,  and  quality  ;  to  provide  that 
the  building  throughout’be  kept  neat  and  attractive  in  appearance  ;  to 
close  the  building  and  extinguish  the  lights  in  the  public  rooms  at  lo 
p.  m.,  except  in  those  special  cases  that  are  duly  provided  for  ;  to  take 
every  reasonable  precaution  against  fire  ;  to  make  out  and  collect  all 
proper  bills  against  students  and  boarders  within  the  College  ;  to  em¬ 
ploy  and  pay  all  necessary  service  ;  to  make  such  uniform  charges  for 
the  unusual  use  of  the  reception  room  and  other  rooms  as  may  be 
agreed  upon  at  the  beginning  of  each  year,  in  consultation  with  the 
Treasurer  of  the  University  and  the  Principal  of  Sage  College  ;  to 
make  an  Annual  Report  to  the  Treasurer  at  the  end  of  each  college 
year  ;  and,  in  general,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  his  contract 
with  the  Trustees  of  the  University,  to  have  charge  of  all  the  material 
interests  of  the  College. 

4.  All  women  admitted  to  the  University  as  students  are  required  to 
room  and  board  at  Sage  College  unless  excused  for  due  cause  by  the 
Sage  College  Committee. 

5.  All  students  residing  in  Sage  College  are  required  to  be  in  the  Col¬ 
lege  building  at  10  o’clock  at  night ;  and,  except  in  case  of  some  general 
entertainment  in  the  building,  are  required  to  be  in  their  own  private 
rooms.  The  only  exception  to  this  requirement  permitted  will  be  in 
case  of  absence  from  the  building  with  the  Principal  or  with  her  per¬ 
mission  secured  in  advance. 

6.  Quiet  must  be  observed  in  the  corridors  and  private  rooms  after 
10  o’clock  at  night. 

7.  Kvery  student  is  required,  on  going  out  in  the  evening,  to  leave 
her  name  with  the  Principal,  and  to  state  where  and  with  whom  she 
is  going.  If  the  Principal  is  not  in  her  room,  written  notice  must  be 
left  on  the  table  inside  the  door  of  her  room. 

8.  Calls  from  young  gentlemen  may  be  received  in  the  reception 
room  on  two  specified  evenings  in  the  week,  from  7.30  to  9.30  o’clock, 
the  evenings  to  be  designated  by  the  Principal  after  due  consultation  of 
the  convenience  of  the  young  ladies.  At  all  other  times  the  cards  of 
young  gentlemen  calling  will  be  delivered  by  the  porter  to  the  Prin¬ 
cipal,  and  will  then  be  forwarded  only  in  case  of  special  necessity. 

9.  All  students  residing  in  Sage  College  are  expected  to  assemble  in 
the  reception  room  each  day  immediately  after  tea  for  such  announce¬ 
ments  as  the  Principal  may  desire  to  make.  This  requirement  may  be 
waived  at  the  discretion  of  the  Principal. 

10.  On  all  questions  of  propriety  on  the  part  of  students  residing  in 


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Sage  College,  the  Principal  is  recognized  by  the  Trustees  as  the  authori¬ 
tative  judge.  In  case  of  any  violation  of  either  of  the  rules,  or 
of  the  requirements  of  the  Principal  in  the  matter  of  conduct,  or  of  any 
persistent  misdemeanor  of  any  kind,  the  Principal  is  expected  to  re¬ 
port  the  case  to  the  President  of  the  University. 

XIV.— THE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY. 

1.  The  general  care  and  supervision  of  the  University  Library  is 
entrusted  to  a  Library  Council.  This  council  consists  of  the  Presi¬ 
dent  of  the  University,  who  shall  be  ex-officio  Chairman  of  the 
Council,  the  Librarian,  or,  in  his  absence,  the  Acting  Librarian, 
and  five  elected  members,  one  of  whom  shall  be  elected  by  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  and  four  by  the  General  Faculty.  The  election  of 
members  shall  take  place  annually  as  near  the  beginning  of  the  col¬ 
legiate  year  as  may  be  practicable.  Persons  elected  shall  hold  office 
till  their  successors  are  chosen. 

2.  For  the  election  of  members  from  the  Faculty  that  body  shall 
be  divided  into  two  groups,  and  each  group  at  the  first  election  after 
the  adoption  of  this  statute  shall  elect  two  members,  one  of  whom 
shall  hold  office  for  one  year  and  one  for  two  years,  the  term  of  each 
being  determined  by  lot.  Each  year  thereafter  one  member  shall 
be  elected  annually  by  each  group  for  two  years. 

3.  The  two  groups  for  the  election  of  members  shall  be  constituted 
as  follows,  viz.:  i.  The  Group  of  Science;  2.  The  Group  of  Letters. 
The  Group  of  Science  for  the  purposes  of  this  act  shall  be  deemed  to 
include  those  members  of  the  General  Faculty  who  give  instruction 
in  the  departments  of  Agriculture,  Architecture,  Civil  Engineering, 
Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering,  Mathematics,  Physics, 
Chemistry,  Physical  Culture,  Military  Tactics,  and  the  several  branches 
of  Natural  History.  The  group  of  Letters  shall  be  deemed  to  include 
those  members  of  the  Faculty  who  give  instruction  in  the  departments 
of  the  several  Languages,  of  History  and  Political  Science,  and  of 
Philosophy  and  Ethics.  In  each  of  the  groups  the  election  shall 
be  by  ballot,  and  the  result  of  the  ballot  shall  be  communicated  to 
the  Executive  Committee  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Faculty.  In  case 
a  member  of  the  Faculty  should  be  a  member  of  both  groups,  he  may 
choose  the  group  in  which  he  will  act,  and  he  may  vote  and  be  voted 
for  in  that  group  and  not  in  the  other. 

4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Library  Council  to  apportion  the 
book  funds  between  the  various  departments  of  instruction  as 
may  best  accord  with  the  interests  of  the  University,  and  to  recom- 


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mend  and  submit  to  the  Trustees  for  their  approval  all  questions  per¬ 
taining  to  the  apportionment  of  the  funds,  binding,  cataloguing, 
and  in  general,  to  all  accommodations,  arrangements,  and  rules  for 
the  administration  of  the  Ivibrary.  After  the  apportionment  of  the 
book  funds  each  year  shall  have  been  approved  by  the  Executive 
Committee,  the  Treasurer  shall  be  authorized,  unless  otherwise  in¬ 
structed,  to  purchase  books  approved  by  the  Council,  not  exceeding 
the  amount  of  the  appropriation  ;  but  no  subordinate  shall  be  em¬ 
ployed,  salaries  paid,  or  expenses  of  any  kind  incurred  which  shall 
not  first  have  been  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and  after 
an  appropriation  duly  made  by  them.  All  business  of  a  financial 
character  shall  be  transacted  through  the  Treasurer  of  the  University. 

5.  The  duties  of  the  Uibrarian  shall  be  to  take  charge  of  the  internal 
administration  ot  the  Library,  and,  with  his  subordinates,  to  keep  it 
in  complete  working  order  for  the  use  of  Professors,  students,  and 
others  entitled  to  it ;  to  conduct  its  correspondence  ;  to  make  an  Annu¬ 
al  Report  to  the  President  of  its  condition,  and  of  all  additions  to  it  ; 
and  to  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  imposed  upon  him  from 
time  to  time  by  the  Trustees. 

6.  The  Librarian  and  President  have  power  to  approve  orders, 
signed  by  the  Professors  at  the  head  of  the  departments,  for  ordinary 
working  books,  but  shall  refer  to  the  Council  all  orders  for  costly  or 
otherwise  exceptional  books. 

7.  The  selection  and  purchase,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Li¬ 
brary  Council,  of  books  in  the  fields  of  study  to  which  the  President 
White  Library  is  specially  devoted,  is  in  accordance  with  the  resolu¬ 
tions  of  the  Trustees  of  the  University  on  January  19,  1887,  entrusted 
to  a  bod}^  consisting  of  the  President  of  the  University,  ex  officio,  the 
Honorable  Andrew  Dickson  White,  the  Librarian  of  the  University, 
the  Librarian  of  the  President  White  Library,  ex  officio,  and  one  rep¬ 
resentative  to  be  chosen  by  the  Library  Council  from  the  special 
faculty  of  History  and  Political  Science. 

8.  The  fields  of  study  in  which  the  selection  and  purchase  of  books 
for  the  President  White  Library  may  be  made  shall  be  interpreted  to 
be :  (i)  General  History  and  the  sciences  auxiliary  to  history  (as 
geography,  chronology,  palaeography,  diplomatics,  pneumismatics, 
archaeology)  ;  (2)  Ancient  History,  Oriental  and  European  ;  (3) 
Mediaeval  History,  political,  social,  and  ecclesiastical  ;  (4}  Modern 
History  of  the  Old  World. 

9.  The  two  Fellows  on  the  President  White  foundation,  to  wit,  the 
Fellow  in  modern  history  and  the  Fellow  in  political  and  social  sci¬ 
ence,  shall  give  to  the  services  of  the  President  White  Library,  subject 


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to  the  direction  of  the  librarian  thereof,  not  less  than  four  hours  daily 
of  personal  attendance  as  an  equivalent  for  the  hours  of  teaching  re¬ 
quired  under  the  regulations  of  the  Faculty,  save  when,  with  the  con¬ 
sent  of  the  Librarian  of  the  University,  they  are  assigned  to  other 
duties  by  the  special  faculty  of  History  and  Political  Science. 

XV,—FELLO  WSHIPS. 

\ 

1.  There  have  been  established  at  this  University  four  classes  of 
Fellowships,  as  follows  : 

(a) .  Fight  University  Fellowships,  denominated  respectively,  the 
Cornell  Fellowship  ;  the  McGraw  Fellowship  ;  the  Sage  Fellowship  ; 
the  Schuyler  Fellowship  ;  the  Sibley  Fellowship ;  the  Goldwin  Smith 
Fellowship  ;  the  President  White  Fellowship  ;  and  the  Frastus  Brooks 
Fellowship. 

(b) .  Two  President  White  Fellowships,  denominated ;  first,  the 
President  White  Fellowship  of  Modern  History  ;  second,  the  Presi¬ 
dent  White  Fellowship  of  Political  and  Social  Science. 

(c) .  Three  Susan  Linn  Sage  Fellowships  in  Philosophy  and  Fthics. 

(d) .  Two  Fellowships  in  Polttical  Fconomy  and  Finance. 

2.  The  President  White  Fellowships  in  History  and  Political  and 
Social  Science  have  an  annual  value  of  I500.00  each  ;  the  others  have 
an  annual  value  of  $4.00.00  each,  the  money  being  payable  to  the 
holders  thereof  in  three  equal  parts,  one  part  on  the  15th  of  Decem¬ 
ber,  one  on  the  15th  of  March,  and  one  on  the  15th  of  June. 

3.  All  candidates  for  Fellowships  must  be  graduates  of  this  Uuiver- 
ty,  or  of  some  other  institution  having  equivalent  courses  of  instruc¬ 
tion,  and  must  be  men  or  women  of  high  character  and  marked  ability 
in  some  important  department  of  study. 

4.  Fellows  will  be  selected  by  the  General  Faculty  on  the  recom¬ 
mendation  of  the  head  of  that  department  in  which  the  applicant  de¬ 
sires  to  carry  on  the  principal  part  of  his  work. 

5.  All  applications  and  testimonials  must  be  filed  with  the  Registrar 
on  or  before  the  15th  of  May  of  the  collegiate  year  preceding  the  one 
for  which  application  is  made. 

6.  The  term  of  each  Fellowship  is  one  year ;  but  the  term  may  be 
extended  to  two  years,  provided  the  extension  does  not  increase  the 
number  of  Fellows  beyond  that  named  in  paragraph  i  of  this  act. 

7.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  practical  University  instruction  will  be  of 
use  in  training  said  Fellows  for  future  usefulness,  each  holder  of  a 
Fellowship  shall  be  liable  to  render  service  to  the  University  in  the 
work  of  instruction  or  examinations  to  the  extent  of  four  hours  per 


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week  throughout  the  collegiate  year.  The  distribution  and  assignment 
of  this  service  in  each  individual  case  shall  be  determined  by  the 
head  of  the  department  in  which  the  Fellow  is  doing  his  principal 
work.  It  is  expected  that  the  President  White  Fellows  in  History  and 
Political  Science  will  do  a  large  part  of  their  study  in  the  President 
White  Library,  and,  to  this  end,  it  is  required,  that,  except  when, 
with  the  consent  of  the  Librarian  of  the  University,  they  are  excused 
or  assigned  to  other  duties  by  the  Faculty  of  History  and  Politi¬ 
cal  Science,  said  Fellows  shall  be  in  attendance  in  the  Library  not  less 
than  four  hours  each  per  day. 

8.  No  person  shall  hold  at  one  time  more  than  one  Fellowship,  ex¬ 
cept  in  the  case  hereafter  specified  under  paragraph  12  of  this  statute, 
and  any  Fellow  maybe  dispossessed  of  the  income  of  his  Fellowship 
by  action  of  the  Faculty,  if  he  shall  be  guilty  of  any  offence,  or  if  he 
shall  continue  in  any  course  of  conduct,  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Faculty,  shall  render  him  unworthy  of  holding  such  Fellowship  ;  but 
the  final  action  in  such  cases  by  the  Faculty  shall  be  by  ballot,  and 
shall  require  a  two-thirds  vote. 

9.  Vacancies  in  Fellowships  that  occur  after  October  ist,  in  order  to 
be  filled,  shall  require  a  three-fourths  vote  of  the  Faculty. 

10.  All  persons  elected  to  Fellowships  are  required,  upon  accepting 
their  appointment,  to  file  a  bond  to  repay  the  Universit)^,  in  case  of 
their  resignation  before  the  expiration  of  the  time  for  which  they  were 
appointed,  any  sums  which  they  may  have  received. 

11.  In  all  cases  where  Fellowships  are  not  awarded,  or  when  from 
any  cause  the  income  of  one  or  more  Fellowships  may  cease  to  be 
paid,  or  when  the  aggregate  sum  paid  shall  be  less  than  the  amount 
contemplated  by  this  act,  the  surplus  thus  accruing  shall  be  added  to 
the  principal  of  the  loan  fund  for  needy  and  meritorious  students. 

12.  Either  or  both  of  the  President  White  Fellowships  in  History 
and  Political  Science  may  in  the  discretion  of  the  Faculty  be  made  a 
travelling  Fellowship  for  the  purpose  of  study  and  investigation,  the 
holder  thereof  making  from  time  to  time  to  the  Faculty  such  reports 
of  his  progress  as  may  be  required.  In  case  of  a  student  of  very  ex¬ 
ceptional  ability  and  promise  in  the  fields  of  either  of  these  Fellow¬ 
ships,  the  two  Fellowships  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Faculty,  for 
the  sake  of  enabling  very  thorough  research,  be  combined  for  a  single 
year  into  one. 

13.  The  three  Susan  Linn  Sage  Fellowships  in  Philosophy  and 
Ethics  shall  be  awarded  by  the  General  Faculty  on  the  recommenda¬ 
tion  of  the  Faculty  of  the  Susan  Linn  Sage  School  of  Philosophy. 


sity  Scholarships,  and  six  Susan  Linn  Sage  Scholarships,  each  of  the 
annual  value  of  $200. 

2.  The  University  Scholarships  are  named  as  follows  :  The  Cornell 
Scholarships  ;  the  Lord  Scholarships  ;  the  McGraw  Scholarships  ;  the 
Sage  Scholarships  ;  the  Sibley  Scholarships ;  the  President  White 
Scholarships ;  the  Horace  Greeley  Scholarships  ;  the  John  Stanton 
Gould  Scholarships  ;  and  the  Stewart  L.  Woodford  Scholarships. 

3.  The  University  Scholarships  are  given  : 

(a)  For  the  first  two  years  of  any  course,  on  the  basis  of  excellence 
in  special  examinations  held  at  the  beginning  of  the  Freshman  year, 

(b)  For  the  third  and  fourth  years,  on  the  basis  of  highest  general 
standing  in  the  first  two  years,  including  all  the  required  work,  and  as 
much  elective  work  as  may  be  necessary  to  complete  an  aggregate 
amounting  to  sixteen  hours  a  week  taken  in  the  University  during  two 
years.  Work  for  which  credit  is  given  in  consequence  of  having  been 
done  before  coming  to  the  University,  is  not  to  be  considered  in  the 
computation. 

4.  Applicants  for  a  University  Scholarship  must  be  free  from  condi¬ 
tions  at  the  time  of  making  application, 

5.  University  Scholarships  for  the  first  two  years  will  be  given  for 
passing  examinations  which  shall  average  the  highest  in  any  three  of 
the  following  groups,  of  which  group  (a)  must  be  one  : 

(a) .  Arithmetic,  and  algebra  through  quadratic  equations  ; 

(b) .  Plane  and  solid  geometry  ; 

(c) .  Greek  ; 

(d) .  Latin  ; 

(e) .  French  ; 

(f) ,  German. 

6.  The  holder  of  a  University  Scholarship  shall  forfeit  the  right  to 
the  same  in  case  said  holder  shall  at  any  time  change  the  course  in 
which  he  or  she  was  registered  at  the  time  of  receiving  the  award,  un« 
less  the  records  of  entrance  examinations  shall  show  that,  at  the  time 
of  the  holder’s  admission  to  the  University  all  the  subj ects  required 
for  admission  to  the  course  last  chosen  were  passed  by  him  or  her  ;  and 
all  candidates  must  state  before  the  Scholarships  are  awarded  what 
course  they  intend  to  pursue. 

7.  The  holders  of  University  Scholarships  must  be  candidates  for 
the  first  degree,  and  shall  not  be  recommended  by  the  Faculty  for 
such  degree,  except  after  a  residence  of  the  full  period  of  four  years  at 
the  University. 


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8.  All  persons  shall  be  debarred  from  the  competition  for  University- 
Scholarships,  for  the  first  two  years  of  any  course,  who  shall  have 
participated  in  any  previous  competition  for  the  same,  or  shall  have 
been  in  any  previous  year  or  years  registered  as  a  student  in  this  Uni¬ 
versity,  or  in  any  other  University  or  College. 

9.  A  University  Scholarship  will  be  forfeited  at  any  time  in  case 
two-thirds  of  the  Faculty  present  at  any  meeting,  notice  having  been 
given  at  the  meeting  immediately  before,  shall  decide  that  the  holder 
has  been  guilty  of  negligence,  or  of  conduct  of  any  kind  that  is  un¬ 
becoming  a  student  holding  such  Scholarship. 

10.  Whenever  any  University  Scholarship  shall  for  any  reason  be¬ 
come  vacant,  the  vacancy  can  be  filled  by  the  Faculty  only  from  the 
students  of  the  same  course  as  that  in  which  the  vacancy  occurred. 

11.  The  Susan  Finn  Sage  Scholarships  are  awarded  by  the  General 
Faculty  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Faculty  of  the  Susan  Linn  Sage 
School  of  Philosophy  ;  and  are  awarded  to  students  who  have  already 
taken  the  baccalaureate  degree,  and  are  pursuing  studies  in  philoso¬ 
phy  and  ethics  with  a  view  to  a  higher  degree. 

12.  The  moneys  due  on  Scholarships  are  paid  at  the  office  of  the 
Treasurer  of  the  University  in  three  equal  payments,  on  15th  of  De¬ 
cember,  15th  of  March,  and  15th  of  June. 

XVIL— MISCELLANEOUS  PROVISIONS. 

1.  All  graduates  of  the  first  degree,  in  any  of  the  departments  of 
Cornell  University,  and  all  persons  who  have  been  admitted  to  any 
degree  higher  than  the  first  in  the  University  shall  be  Alumni  of  said 
University,  and  as  such  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  for  Alumni  Trustees 
under  and  in  pursuance  of  the  provisions  contained  in  Chapter  763  of 
the  Laws  of  New  York  passed  in  1867,  and  the  amendments  thereof. 

2.  Any  student  of  the  University  who,  since  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.M.B.  or  B.C.B.,  has  had  three  years  or  more  of  reputable  study  or 
practice  in  the  profession  of  Mechanical  or  Civil  Engineering,  may, 
on  the  recommendation  of  the  Director  of  his  College,  and  on  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  fee  required  for  a  first  degree  and  all  other  dues,  be  ad¬ 
mitted  to  the  degree  of  Mechanical  Engineer  or  Civil  Engineer,  and 
the  President  is  authorized  to  sign  the  proper  diploma. 

3.  In  addition  to  the  powers  and  duties  in  the  foregoing  provisions, 
the  various  persons,  officers,  faculties,  and  committees  shall  continue 
to  exercise  the  powers  and  be  subject  to  the  duties  heretofore  enjoyed 
or  imposed  by  usage,  custom,  and  ordinary  practice  in  so  far  as  they 
may  not  conflict  with  the  positive  legislation  herein  contained  ;  and 


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any  other  powers  that  shall  be  necessary  and  proper  for  carrying  into 
effect  these  provisions.  And  the  Executive  Committee  may  make  new 
rules  or  modify,  when  necessary,  the  foregoing  regulations  by  a  two- 
thirds  vote. 

4.  All  ordinances  or  resolutions  prior  to  August  i,  1890,  relating  to 
the  subjects  contained  in  this  revision  are  repealed,  but  such  repeal 
shall  not  affect  or  apply  to  any  resolution  or  ordinance  of  a  personal, 
local,  or  temporary  nature. 


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